Parcel tie



May H), 1932. Q w CEARLEY 1,858,138

PARCEL TIE Filed Feb. 26, 1931 Quinn Cot Patented May 10, 1932 UNITEDSTATES COLUMBUS W. CEABLEY, OF BEDFOR-D, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OE'TWO-'EEIFTI I$ TO- SAINT RUTHERFORD, oEBEDlFoRD lNDIAlN-Ax PARCEL .TIE.

Application filed February 26, 1931; serial No. 518,570;

This invention relates to a parcel tie device which will overcome thenecessity of knotting or tying cord or the equivalent, en-

able reuse of the cord and also accomplish more expeditious tying ofpackages and bundles.

It is particularly aimed to provide a novel construction which may bemanufactured from a single blank of sheet metal.

Various additional objects and advantages will become apparent from aconsideration of the description following taken in connection withaccompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a package showing the cord held in place bythe invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the tie member,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure2,

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 2,and

Figure 7 is a plan view of the blank from which the tie is made.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the tie is made from a singleblank of metal 10 which is stamped into the form shown in Figure 7. Thisblank has a lower plate 11 and an upper plate 12, the latter beingfolded over the former along the line 13 and being spaced slightly fromthe latter throughout,

except for portions 14 and 15, on the plates 11 and 12, respectively,which are arranged in intimate contact with each other as particularlyshown in Figure 4:, and held against separation through the interlockingof a tongue 16, stamped from one of such parts and passed through anopening 17 in the other of such parts and clinched in place.

About the portions 14 and 15, ribs 18 are stamped in the plates 11 and12, and those of the upper plate alternate with those of the lower plateas shown in Figures 3 and 5. At one end of the plate 11 a hook or lug 19is provided while adjacent the opposite end, hooks or lugs 20 areprovided. Such hooks or lugs 19 and 20 are stamped from the metal of theplate 11. Directly over the hooks or lugs 20, the plate 12 preferablyhas offset portions as at 21.

Hooks 19 and 20 are as stated stamped from the metal of the plate, hook19 being deflected slightly upwardly as shown in Figure 3, while hooks20 are, as also shown in Figure 3, formed by a sharp upward bend as at20 and the bill of the hook canted sidecel or package conventionallyshown at 23.

In using the device, one end of the cord 22 is looped about the plate 11and secured under the hook 19 as shown in Figure 1. The cord is thenarranged longitudinally substantially about the package 23 and en- 705gaged between the plates 11 and 12, being deflected by the part 15, thenpassed laterally around the package and the terminal of the cord enteredbetween the plates and between and gripped by the ribs 18. Hooks 20serve as emergency clasps to prevent release or disengagement of the endof cord 22 by rough handling of the parcel or package.

To release the tie the loose end of cord 22 must be first pulled tautand then pulled around clockwise. Unless held taut during such movementrelease of the cord cannot be effected as the purpose of said hooks 20is to catch and hold the loose end of the cord to prevent release if notheld taut.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spiritand scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A tie device of the class described made from a single blankcomprising a plate havmg a hook for fastening a terminal of a cordthereto, a portion of said blank being folded over another portion andpartly in contact therewith, said folded portions being adapted forpassage of the cord between them and around the part thereof in contact,a tongue on one of the portions and secured through the otherportion,and integral ribs on said portions adapted for engagement by the otherterminal of a cord.

2. A tie device having overlying connected plates, means on one of theplates whereby a cord may be terminally anchored thereto, means on theplates whereby the free end of the cord may be secured between theplates, a hook on one end of said plates having its bill canted sidewiseto prevent disengagement of the cord end from between the plates, and anoffset portion on the other plate to receive said hook.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

COLUMBUS W. CEARLEY.

